"Who are you?"
"Thomas Kane. Jäger agent and summoner."
"You look nasty."
"Thank you."
"Everyone, back off."
"This is our town too, Asura!"
"It's a village."
"I suggest you do as this Asura tells you to do."
"Uncle, don't."
"Now that the nuisance has shut up, please surrender the village to be taken over or suffer the loss of more personal property."
"That's probably the most retarded deal I've ever heard."
"It's not retarded. Surrender your land or we will take it by force."
"So you want the land the village stands on, not the village."
"Precisely."
"Chief, come here, I have to discuss things with you."
"We'll give you two minutes to discuss your surrender."
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"I'm not going to surrender, so when I give the signal, tell the villagers to shove off. Me and Magrathea can handle it."
"What about the villager elite guard? We know a thing or two about magic ourselves."
"From what I can tell, he's looking for a fight. Meaning he's dangerously overconfident. Overconfident people snap easily when they fall. Sort of like osteoporosis."
"What? I don't understand you."
"Just follow my lead."
"So what is your decision?"
"Um, due to popular demand, they reluctantly defy your orders."
"We didn't..."
"Then face extermination."
"That's more like it."
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Before The Fall (origins)
FantasyTwo boys. One in size and one at heart. One hell of a childhood. Note: If you want, skip to the chapter labelled Fishing. That's a good a place to start as any. But if you don't mind boringly vague exposition, go ahead and start from the beginni...
